"There were no road signs in that place; it would never be on any map. But I felt what it was— a flagging pulse, a clock winding down, the fina"There were no road signs in that place; it would never be on any map. But I felt what it was— a flagging pulse, a clock winding down, the final page in the last book ever written. I was in Death’s country, where the path ends for everyone." - R. M. Romero
They say to never judge a book by its cover, but we´re all guilty of doing it anyway. Well, when I first saw the cover for Death´s Country, it did a really good job of drawing me in. What kept me interested, however, was the description. I mean, “Hadestown meets “Orpheus and Eurydice” when two Miami teens travel to the underworld to retrieve their girlfriend’s soul” is one hell of a premise! I quickly placed it on my Most Anticipated Books Of 2024 list along with all the other great books coming out this year. So, when I got the opportunity to read and review it early, I couldn’t even believe it. Safe to say my expectations were pretty high, but to my surprise, this book was more than I ever expected it to be.
“-And so did I. I prayed to whatever god would have me: Let me be a whisper of music, the calm inside the storm. Let me be someone better. But that night, no spirits heard my pleas, and I stayed a snarl of thorns playacting at being a boy.” - R. M. Romero
The writing style has an almost soothing flow to it, the type that makes you forget everything else in the world because you just need to finish reading all of it. The characters, while a bit flawed at times, will grow on you almost immediately. And if you´re a mythology fan like me, you will love all the references, big and small alike. Not only is it a beautifully written tale of love, it´s a story about fury, grief, and about second chances. There´s also a lot of interesting themes of anger, music, family, letting go, and, of course, death. It´s basically, in all honesty, everything I could ask for in a book.
"I leaned into their hope, a sigh easing from my lips. I didn’t care if my music ever reached the ears of monsters, presidents, the men who were both. I had a sanctuary at the beach, solace in two girls." -R. M. Romero
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC copy I received in exchange for my honest review!
Merged review:
"There were no road signs in that place; it would never be on any map. But I felt what it was— a flagging pulse, a clock winding down, the final page in the last book ever written. I was in Death’s country, where the path ends for everyone." - R. M. Romero
They say to never judge a book by its cover, but we´re all guilty of doing it anyway. Well, when I first saw the cover for Death´s Country, it did a really good job of drawing me in. What kept me interested, however, was the description. I mean, “Hadestown meets “Orpheus and Eurydice” when two Miami teens travel to the underworld to retrieve their girlfriend’s soul” is one hell of a premise! I quickly placed it on my Most Anticipated Books Of 2024 list along with all the other great books coming out this year. So, when I got the opportunity to read and review it early, I couldn’t even believe it. Safe to say my expectations were pretty high, but to my surprise, this book was more than I ever expected it to be.
“-And so did I. I prayed to whatever god would have me: Let me be a whisper of music, the calm inside the storm. Let me be someone better. But that night, no spirits heard my pleas, and I stayed a snarl of thorns playacting at being a boy.” - R. M. Romero
The writing style has an almost soothing flow to it, the type that makes you forget everything else in the world because you just need to finish reading all of it. The characters, while a bit flawed at times, will grow on you almost immediately. And if you´re a mythology fan like me, you will love all the references, big and small alike. Not only is it a beautifully written tale of love, it´s a story about fury, grief, and about second chances. There´s also a lot of interesting themes of anger, music, family, letting go, and, of course, death. It´s basically, in all honesty, everything I could ask for in a book.
"I leaned into their hope, a sigh easing from my lips. I didn’t care if my music ever reached the ears of monsters, presidents, the men who were both. I had a sanctuary at the beach, solace in two girls." -R. M. Romero
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC copy I received in exchange for my honest review!...more
I´m sorry, but I think this cover just awoke something within me. What is it, you might ask? Oh, nothing much, just heart-stopping lesbianism. And letI´m sorry, but I think this cover just awoke something within me. What is it, you might ask? Oh, nothing much, just heart-stopping lesbianism. And let´s not forget this killer of a description; blood and betrayal meet in this sapphic, Korean-inspired re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, which tells the tale of two girls whose twisted past comes to light as they are once again thrust into each others lives and beckoned back to the dark, monster-filled forest where it all began: Wonderland. Like, hello??? 991??? Yeah, I would like to report a soon-to-be murder, ´cause I think I am actively dying right now. 2024 is going to be a great year for us sapphics, I can feel it already....more
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